What is it going to take for fighters like Steve Erceg and Sean Brady to earn second chances against the champions who already beat them once? What are the worst texting mishaps when it comes to communicating with pro fighters? And who should play Jack Dempsey in a movie about “The Long Count Fight”?
All that and more in this week’s mailbag. To ask a question of your own, hit up @BenFowlkesMMA or @benfowlkes.bsky.social.
@EyeofMihawk: How much extra work does a contender have to do to earn a rematch with a champion they lost to recently?